Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05

OF nomenclature. 1t was VIGOROUSLY 8
carefully perfected machine for the trans
formation of young vaga5onds into sci
enttic rogues. Patrick WAS, to be sure,
incapable Of becoming q finished any
thing But 1t may be assumed that his
years of seclusion in the refuge were not
years of seclusiOn from the knowledge o.!
evil. At last he was turned out again,
after such boyhood, to begin his career
as man.
Much to the disappointment, doubtless,
of his kind instructors, he failed to
achieve that brilliant distinction which
they hsd probably anticipated for him.
He slouched about here and there, too
pigeon livered TO be al war with society,
and yet prone TO get food and drink when
ever he could without working for them.
lie was never mis- own man; some one or
the other was always making use Of him.
There was in him vein of weak ,goOd-hu
mUred sCciability. lie hated TO be alone,
andno companions were too low for him ;
there were none at whose Jkes he wOuld
not gigole or whose snubbIng he would
resent. He was often made cats paw
Of, and never got anything like C. fair
share of the chestnuts. At this tine he
drove truck, and that was as near as ne
ever came to having q profession. His
truck was occasionally Of service to his
light Fingered friends, and in one way or
another he managed TO rub along. At
last he fell in love.
Men Of his homeless sort easily and
quickly adapt themselves to Circum-
stances, and would never do wrong we're
there no such thing as temptation. Mar
nj Iapprf OF
snd her brother was az honest, efficient
young fellow; snd when Patrick made
their acquaintance he imita ed their ways
and manners as accurately as he could,
aud as they knew nothing to his discredit
and were well disposed people, they soon
began TO feel kindness towards him.
He could gossip amus!ngly, and ne fiat
rered the 0bi-Cc Of his affections with no
little tact. she suspected him Of taste
for whisky, but Of nothing worse, and she
fanCied she could soon cure him Of that.
At all events, she finally agreed to marry
him; and msrried to him she was.
OF P4trick's domestic career the re-
cords ere meagre; most likely his wife
had the larger share OF the domesticity
20 herself. Patrick was affable, plausible
and, so long as he was under her eye,
traCt2ble also; but not even 2 smart wife
can make anything OF man WHO is st the
| beck and call OF the first acquaintance h
meets, and whose constitution demands
alcohol. Patrick seldom got drunk; out
he was often well loaded; and, drunk o.
sober, he was q tuent and accomplished
liar. He always made out the best case
possible for himself at home; AMI his
wife, after detecting him once or twice
came TO the conclusion that it was N
good asking questions; she let him q
and come when he pleased, and only a.
sisted upon having money enough Il
( keep the ire going and a gown on heI
I back She had not made brilliant mar
riage; but there were many who had done
/ worse.
Daniel Keely, Patrick'5 brother-ip-lGw
/ hac for several years been serving as
! bank watChmsn, with another man TO re
/ lieve him on Sundays; the latter resigGel
/ his position, and Keely Immediately re
commended Pat for the 100. The direc
. tors Of the bank accepted him mainly OF
this recommendation. To act as watch
man IF bank IS g very simple matter
from one point Of view. This was IN
/ point of view taken by the directors
! Patrick was appointed, and no turtle
thought w6s bestowed upon him. lie re
ceived 3 salary OF $40 i day.
Now, this was the first position CT trus
and importance that Patrick had eve
held, and he was proud of it. lie deter
mined TO discharge his duties faithful
and ewait the promotion which
he fancied, was certain to com
il due time. The thought that h
was the guardian of m lions y
elted him in his own esteem, and, SIS h
was endoTed with 8 keen love OF appTu
baton, ne was io1d of conversing on ID
subject with his friends. 1t was all Ver
Wei to pc la5orer, 8 hUCkster or q TegJ
lar tTadcsman, but what about the pc
s0nsge VINO held in the hollow OF h
hand, cS it were. wealth beyond To
dreams OF dvarice? His friends a2re e
with him that 1t was d big thing; 20 b
vast satisfaction, they began 10 treat hi.
with a certain Difference, which he al
sorDed as the parched earth sOaEs up II
rain; ne had been harkering after tn
sort OF tribute for forty years, and ha
never till now got drop Of it.
Meanwhile Inspector Byrnes, ever sirC
his nrst interview with this man on Il
day of the Manhattan robbery, had new
taken his eyes of him. Patrick Shevel
was not, At first, considered to g.
Important an object of suspicion
, some Others; but that he was not entire
, innocent seemed more than probabl
Moreover, be was the only emplOye Of Il
, bank whose past history aad anteCeden
did not impove upon Investigation. I.
others, one sitter one, were relieved fro
, suspicion and supervision; but the mo
: O: ShevelIn's record that came 10 lig
the more cause there seemed to be to +
! gard him with mistrust. His steps We
- constantly followed, and his every act g.
: utttersnCe, so far as was possible, not
. ard considered.
! But though Shevelin's was feet
:, nature he had the compensation Delon
: inc to most feeble CreGtures-sGbtel
, aud cunning. For the first few wee
after the robbery he was seduousIy
= his guard. lie looked askanCe st g
. unfamiliar face, no matter in how p!au:
! Bile or friendly manner it present
= itself; the course OF his daily life W
:, orderly and regular, and be avoid
- association with all suspicious charS
- ters The detective ingenuity, WI
= might have succeeded with much me
;s able men, was for a long time employ
: in vain against ShevelIn. He was
+ veterately suspicious of both men q
* women. And yet, as the weeks went
l. and grew into months, the patient ctii'
20 at the head OF the detective bureau
i came more and more firmly convinC
% that this shambling and insignihc;
= creature carried about with him the VIII
ar secret Of the great robbery, and thai
"a the mystery were ever to be sOlyeC
- must be through Patrick Sheyelin.
j. By and bY, though very slowly, the